Noboru (written: , , , , in hiragana or katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
, official in the government of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture
, former professional sumo wrestler and current politician from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia , Japanese folklorist , Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher , Japanese film actor known for his yakuza roles , animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan , Japanese biologist, medical doctor and professor of medicine , Japanese manga artist Noboru Kikuta (菊田 昇, 19261991), Japanese gynecologist , Japanese former politician Noboru Misawa, anime director and storyboard artist in Japan , Japanese film director and screenwriter , former Japanese football player , Japanese hammer thrower , Japanese manga artist , Japanese singer, actor, and voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese professional golfer , Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics , Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Minister of Japan (1987 to 1989) , Japanese film director , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese freestyle swimmer , prize-winning Japanese author of fiction , Japanese boxer , former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer , Japanese photographer , Japanese swimmer , the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang in Japan , male Japanese light novel and game scenario author , professional sumo wrestler from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia